The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance.

Geoffrey Chaucer (Author), Elizabeth Huddlestone (Edited by), Valerie Allen (Edited by), David Kirkham (Edited by)

9781316615522, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2016

78 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm, 0.13 kg

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer's brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.

Introduction
What are The Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer's language
The Nun's Priest's contribution
Text and notes: The Nun's Priest's prologue
The Nun's Priest's tale
The Nun's Priest's epilogue
The Prioress, Madame Eglentine
The Nun's Priest
Chaucer's pilgrims
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Geoffrey Chaucer
The tale told by the Nun's Priest
The power of the Church
Peasants and the life of Chaucer's widow
Styles of writing
Questions and themes
Glossary of frequently used words

Subject Areas: School editions of English literature fiction texts [YQEF], Educational: English literature [YQE]